Brooke Gallegos

• Passionate undergraduate student with extensive experience and knowledge in back-of-the-house restaurant operations
• Dedicated to advancing culinary and pastry skills while implementing sustainable practices, cultivating leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills for an intentional career in a fast-paced industry

Purdue Black Tie Dinner Organization

Assistant Culinary Director and Former Dietary Team Lead

Spring 2025 – PRESENT

• Assisted in the development of an upscale five-scale menu for 250 people and developed spreadsheets and forms to maintain organization
• Managed over 30 volunteers during the week leading up to Black Tie to complete tasks, ranging from rolling crab cakes to carefully crafting charcuterie roses
• Developed timelines and prep schedules outlining all tasks that need to be completed and the sequence of plating over the course of a 70-hour work week

Purdue Christian Campus House 

Community Life Council Board Member 

Spring 2025 - PRESENT

• Collaborate with other board and community members to plan and execute events that unify different generations of the church body
• Welcome members of the church body to service by greeting them at the door, as well as preparing coffee and communion,
• Planned and executed multiple menus for a 50+ international student dinner, tailoring to various dietary restrictions

Nourish North County (Non-profit)

Food Coordinator Volunteer  

Oceanside, CA, June 2023 – June 2024

• Diverted over 1000 pounds of pastries and baked goods from becoming waste by coordinating pick-ups and deliveries from Paris Baguette bakery to local nonprofits throughout the community dedicated to ending food insecurity
• Launched two door knocking food drive programs in the local community, which entailed visiting hundreds of houses to inform community members of a need for and collecting over 1000 pounds of food products